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Definition of route verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

route

verb
 
/ruːt/
 
/ruːt/,
 
/raʊt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they route
 
/ruːt/
 
/ruːt/,
 
/raʊt/
he / she / it routes
 
/ruːts/
 
/ruːts/,
 
/raʊts/
past simple routed
 
/ˈruːtɪd/
 
/ˈruːtɪd/,
 
/ˈraʊtɪd/
past participle routed
 
/ˈruːtɪd/
 
/ˈruːtɪd/,
 
/ˈraʊtɪd/
-ing form routing
 
/ˈruːtɪŋ/
 
/ˈruːtɪŋ/,
 
/ˈraʊtɪŋ/
-ing form routeing
 
/ˈruːtɪŋ/
 
/ˈruːtɪŋ/,
 
/ˈraʊtɪŋ/
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  1. route somebody/something (+ adv./prep.) to send somebody/something by a particular route
    • Satellites route data all over the globe.
    • The flight to Sydney is routed via Tokyo.
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French rute ‘road’, from Latin rupta (via) ‘broken (way)’, feminine past participle of rumpere.
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